One persistent theme throughout my life is faith. It’s something that’s always brought up in some way eventually. A question I remember being asked by a longtime member here in RK San Francisco was profound: Is faith inherent in us, or is it learned? It was a question that quickly flashed into my mind, tons of childhood experiences.

The core of Rissho Kosei-kai members' practice is to be mindful of revering buddha nature in everyone. Buddha nature is the potential for...